From the wonderful blog BoingBoing, some footage of an ingenious solution to a lack of electricity. BoingBoing: Human powered ferris wheel in Nepal
HUMAN-POWERED FERRIS WHEEL IN NEPAL
SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT: CALESTOUS JUMA INTERVIEW
Following the previous post about the book “Science and Development”, Guy Collender from the London International Development Centre has interviewed Calestous Juma (who wrote the book’s preface) for a new…
Association of African Women for Research and Development
The Association of African Women for Research and Development (AAWORD -Senegal) highlights the importance of women’s participation in politics and development.
Livestock’s Long Shadow (FAO)
Livestock’s Long Shadow: Environmental Issues and Options is published by the UN FAO (Rome, 2006). Scientists from around the globe acknowledge that the link between development/economic growth and increased meat…
Fourteenth session of International Bioethics Committee
This event gathered various experts from across world to discuss issues of bioethics and technology transfer.
TRIPS agreement
The Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) was negotiated during the Uruguay Round of talks of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
Documentary film ‘An Inconvenient Truth’
‘An Inconvenient Truth’ is a documentary film about passionate and inspirational former U.S. Vice President Al Gore’s campaign to educate people about global warming.
OECD: Achieving the Successful Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies
The paper states that in order to successfully transfer environmentally sound technologies, much has to be done both by the developed and developing countries. For example, the paper suggests that…
XIX Ibero American Summit issues Lisbon Declaration
At the close of the XIX Summit held in Portugal (29 November to 1 December, 2009), the 22 heads of state and government of Ibero-America signed the Lisbon Declaration, which underlies their determination to promote innovation and knowledge in the region.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development established
WBCSD is global association dealing exclusively with business and sustainability and consists of world leading companies such as Toyota, GE, Posco, Shell, and BP, among others.